, alawyerofsomerepute, andofBartolommeadiStefanoNelli, .
Hislifefallsnaturallyintothreeperiods, ' Medici, IlMagnifico.ThedownfalloftheMediciinFlorenceoccurredin1494, , whichlasteduntil1512, whentheMedicireturnedtopower, andMachiavellilosthisoffice.TheMediciagainruledFlorencefrom1512until1527, 'sliteraryactivityandincreasinginfluence; buthedied, withinafewweeksoftheexpulsionoftheMedici, on22ndJune1527, inhisfifty-eighthyear, withouthavingregainedoffice.
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AlthoughthereislittlerecordedoftheyouthofMachiavelli, , onedirectedbytheferventandaustereSavonarola, 'sinfluenceupontheyoungMachiavellimusthavebeenslight, foralthoughatonetimehewieldedimmensepoweroverthefortunesofFlorence, heonlyfurnishedMachiavelliwithasubjectofagibein "ThePrince," , forhefrequentlyrecurstoitinhiswritings, anditistoLorenzo'sgrandsonthathededicates "ThePrince."
